The complications of surgical treatment of displaced fractures of the olecranon

Forty-eight patients who had undergone internal fixation of a displaced fracture of the olecranon by either a tension band technique (34 patients) or screwing (14 patients) were reviewed. The functional results after at least 2 years were equally good with both methods, but there was a considerably...

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Published inInjury Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 48 - 50
Main Authors Helm, R.H., Hornby, R., Miller, S.W.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 1987
Subjects
Adult
Bone Screws
Elbow Joint - injuries
Elbow Joint - surgery
Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods
Humans
Joint Dislocations - etiology
Joint Dislocations - surgery
Middle Aged
Reoperation
Ulna Fractures - complications
Ulna Fractures - surgery
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Summary:Forty-eight patients who had undergone internal fixation of a displaced fracture of the olecranon by either a tension band technique (34 patients) or screwing (14 patients) were reviewed. The functional results after at least 2 years were equally good with both methods, but there was a considerably higher rate of separation at the fracture after screwing than after inserting a tension band. The technical quality of the fixation was open to criticism in half the cases in each group, and the implications of this are discussed.
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ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/0020-1383(87)90386-X